Normally I am staunchly, stereotypically squeamish about bugs, but hot damn God got it right with fireflies. Nothing feels more storybook-like than watching my kids’ chubby fingers greedily cupping these might-be-fairies; we are anxiously watching for them to float into our evening walks. Do yourself a favor and click on that photo to make it bigger, then go learn more from our friends at National Geographic who took this incredible time-lapse shot.

oh my gosh…this photo was taken in the smoky mountains in tennessee at elkmont. i have been to see the synchronous fireflies there many times. they all light up together! and it only happens two places in the world annually you definitely need to go if you get a chance.

linsey

January 23, 2015 9:52 am

Hi Madeline, that sounds amazing!! Just got bumped very high on my bucket list. Thank you for the tip!